Marker for grave sites



Dec. 11, 1934. w, F. NORMAN MARKER FOR GRAVE SITES Filed March 3. 1934 Patented Dec. 11, 1934 n UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE H f pesato?l l MARKER Foa eRAvE s'I'TEs l William Norman,y Nevada, Mo. i Application March `3, 1934, Serial No.` 713,892

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This invention relates to grave site markers and to form legs 5. It is desirable to form one leg at has for an object to produce an attractive but inone endy and two legs' at the other end. f These expensive marker which is particularly adapted are sharply pointed as at 6. for use in modern cemeteries where it is desired to A hinge is formed on one edge adjacent a flange 5 keep the surface unobstructed by upstanding and this hinse 7 supports a pressed metal cover 5 markers. The subject of the present invention 8 which conforms accurately t0 the bOdy portion may be readily placed into position and pressed Which it sadapted to cover and has skirts 9 all down into the surface of the soil. In this posithe way around which completely protect the tion it chers the least obstruction to view and is body portion and the glass Covered aperture.

10 out of the way when the grave sites are being This aperture 10 is struek from a beaded re- 10 mowed, cess particularly visible in Fig. 5 in which recess A further object is to produce a card holder for the Card 11 and its preteetng glass COVer l2 are use as a land marker which is easily disassembled disposedto apply the name bearing card and as easily as- Means to secure the card and its glass cover sembled into a unit for use at the site. firmly in position iS provided in a pressed metal 15 A further object is to produce a marker which plate 13 having on two sides extending skirts 14 is attractive in appearance and in which the which reach to the anges 4. One Side is proname bearing card is protected not only from the vided With a rounded bead 15 and the intermeweather but from blows, as by the wheels of a diate portion of the body 13 is provided with lonmower running across it. gitudnal beads 16. 20

A still further object is to design a card holding These markers are adapted to be made with the land marker which may be made of various approbOdY and legs, skirt and flanges all integral thus priate materials and may be stamped out with the making a simple and Sturdy unit. The cover is minimum Operai-,mug slightly larger, just enough to fit snugly over the With the above and other objects in view as bOdY- The Card seeurinr means isasingle stamp- 25 may become apparent as the description proing 0f metal and is separable from the body. ceeds the invention resides in the combination This marker is Produced With three legs as its and arrangement of parts and the details of con- Preferred form S0 that it will Stand up firmly 0n struction hereinafter described and claimed, it a table 0r Counter When being Shown to a Cusbeing understood that changes inthe precise emtOIner- When placed upon the Surface of the 30 bodiment of the invention herein disclosed may ground ready t0 be embedded by pressure the be made within the scope of what is claimed withthree pointed lees allow it to assume a stable out departing from the spirit of the invention. position So that when pressure is applied the Referring to the drawing I have shown m three points enter the soil at the same time and Figure 1 a perspective view of a form of. my the device as a whole may be embedded to a level 35 grave marker, in which the outside top cover is with the soil in the easiest manner possible. dispensed with, the card being visible through When the marker is to be prepared for use the transparent glass window in the top; the card is inscribed and the marker is laid on Figure 2 is a similar perspective with the cover the table top side down, the glass is then placed in place; in the recessed portion of the body, the card laid 40 Figure 3 is a top plan View looking down upon face down upon it and the card securing plate the marker and showing the cover raised so that placed inthe recess with one edge contacting a only one edge is visible; flange 4. The plate is then pressed around this Figure 4 is an end elevation with the cover point as a pivot until the bossed portions press removed and showing particularly thethreepointagainst the card to secure it and the glass in 45 ed legs upon which the marker will rest before position. The element 15 is then snapped down being embedded in the surface of the soil. against the other flange 4 thus maintaining the Figure 5 is a cross section as on the line 5-5 card securing means in position.

o Fig. 3, but showing the device completely as- The marker being now assembled as a whole sembled and with the outside cover in place. it is ready for use. It should be forced down 50 Referring particularly to the drawing 1 repreinto the soil so that the surface of the marker sents the body as awhole. The sides and ends are is low enough for a lawn mower to run over it.

rounded as at 2 to form skirts 3 on two sides of It may be used in this form without additional the body which terminate in flanges 4. cover, but if preferred the cover may be hinged The skirts on the other two sides are extended in place and pressed down over the body portion 55 to completely cover the aperture through which the glass and the card are visible.

While in the foregoing I have described specific structure and have mentioned only certain modications, it will be appreciated that in practice I do not limit myself to such specific details as herein set forth but may resort to any practical modications falling within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

the flanges, and i 2. A marker for grave sites comprising a` body portion having a sight aperture and recessed for the insertion of a, extensions bent from the body portion to form legs, and card securing means supported by the opposed lips.

M3. lA grave marker comprising a body portion adapted to press card, and having .opposite lips,

recessed and apertured for an index card, a skirt portion extended on two opposite sides as legs, and inturned on the two opposite sides to form lips, and a. plate adapted to extend between the lips as a. card support.

4. A marker for grave sites comprising a body portion recessed to contain a name card and a glass cover therefor, and apertured so that the card may be read, downturned skirts extended into legs at .opposite ends o f .th bOdy portion, the other Opposite edges 0f the .skirts inmune@ t0 frm flanges, and an arched plate adapted to extend between the flanges, the arched portion being against the card.

5. A grave site marker comprising a body p0rtion having an apertured recess for a name card and its transparent cover, legs bent from the body portion, a hinged cover for the body and its ,apenured card recess, anges bent from the body tween .the anges. p l Y WlLJI-MM F. N @RMAN- portion, and card securing means extending be- 20 

